We present a simplified take on a beverage featured on a new drinks list. It's a batch premix that is loaded full of essence of the holiday season, rendering it ideal for a festive gathering. Save the extra syrup for breakfast cocktails, desserts, or to mix more rounds of bikinis.
The Bikini Cocktail
Makes enough for 10 servings
Ingredients for the Citrus Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml recently pressed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml classic gin
150ml peach schnapps
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Directions
To prepare the Cordial: Put the listed ingredients in a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. After that, take off the burner and let it to cool completely. Transfer to a clean bottle, close it and refrigerate it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to a month.
Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix all the spirits and syrup into a big jug, leave to sit for 60 minutes, then filter it best through muslin, so it's fully clarified.
To serve: Measure 85ml from the batch mix into your mixing glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute until cold. Filter into a chilled martini glass or equivalent, top with a few cranberries and complete it by giving it a brief mist of mandarin oil over the top.
